Excellent Salary + 17% Super + Benefits. Leading projects within the research and education sector. Offices throughout Australia. About AARNet
Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNet) was established in 1989 and is widely regarded as the founder of the Internet in Australia and renowned as the architect, builder and operator of world-class network infrastructure for research and education. We are Australia’s National Research and Education Network (NREN). We connect over one million users—researchers, faculty, staff and students—at institutions across Australia, supporting education and research across a diverse range disciplines including high energy physics, climate science, genomics, radio astronomy and the arts. Nationally, AARNet interconnects Australian universities, the CSIRO, and other organisations who have a research and education mission, or with whom the education and research sector interacts. These include hospitals, vocational training providers, schools and museums.Internationally, AARNet interconnects the Australian Research and Education (R & E) community to the world – and continuously develops new capabilities and partnerships to facilitate seamless data access and transfer. AARNet also offers a suite of supporting applications to our customers.These include network and collaboration services such as Zoom, that enable innovation in the delivery of research and education. We are an organisation of innovators, doers, and courageous thinkers.We are not constrained by traditional products and solutions and we constantly strive to build the solutions that our customers will need tomorrow – today.If you have the imagination, foresight and drive to build the future why not come and join us? The Role
Join our team as a Network Software Engineer, where you'll play a key role in designing, customising, and deploying the applications that streamline our network’s operational support systems (OSS). This position is perfect for someone who thrives in an Agile environment and is committed to delivering top-notch software solutions using a blend of custom-built and commercial technologies. We're looking for a creative problem solver who can merge their network and software engineering skills to address the full spectrum of challenges in software lifecycle, automation, and data analysis. You'll be instrumental in driving real business value across AARNet’s extensive international network that serves the global research and education community. We're looking for candidates with a robust track record of developing software engineering solutions across various technical and system domains, consistently meeting both requirements and value objectives. If you have experience in network or systems automation, you'll find this role particularly fitting. Join us and contribute to AARNet’s mission while advancing your career in a dynamic and supportive team environment. Responsibilities
Software Engineering
Write clean, effective code and actively participate in code reviews to uphold high standards within the team. Deliver solutions using best practices in software development lifecycle management (Automation, Change Control, CICD, DevOps). Contribute to the requirements gathering and software design processes across multiple stakeholders and key systems. Incorporate data across multiple sources to produce network configurations, feed data analysis services and network management systems. Improve and migrate functionality from existing systems to new environments. Produce documentation for built solutions. Provide support and bugfixes for built solutions. Relationship Management
Actively participate in Agile team ceremonies and provide regular progress updates. Contribute to assigned software projects from conception to finished product. Share knowledge and assist fellow team members. Develop skills across products as required to fulfill business requirements. Collaborate with a geographically dispersed team, internal and external stakeholders to deliver project outcomes. Communicate and work with vendors and other specialist teams as required. Skills, experience & qualifications
Experience as a software developer delivering enterprise projects in a team environment. Experience developing solutions in one or more popular languages (such as Python, C, Java, Go, Rust) Experience with public or internal Cloud services and delivering orchestrated, containerised application stacks (such as Kubernetes). Building data driven applications, integrations and automations - interacting with API’s, compiling and processing common data formats, such as YAML, JSON, XML. A working knowledge of database design patterns and experience with one or more popular SQL databases (such as MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL). Experience with microservices patterns and surrounding technologies (highly desirable). An understanding of IP network technologies, telco environments, device configuration, OSI, SNMP, routing, etc. (highly desirable). Experience with industry network management, monitoring and telemetry such as Cisco NSO, Netbox, Netconf, Icinga, Grafana and timeseries databases (highly desirable). Conditions of employment
AARNet is committed to diversity and providing equal opportunity to all.We’re a great place to work if you want to make a difference. AARNet provides competitive remuneration and a host of other advantages in line with our HR policies which include: • 17% superannuation; • Flexible work options; • Options to purchase additional Annual Leave; • 2 days paid Women’s Wellness Leave per month; • 24 weeks paid Parental Leave – Primary Carer; • Welcome back to AARNet superannuation payment – on unpaid Parental Leave for Primary Carer; • 4 weeks paid Birth Trauma Leave; • 24 weeks paid - Adoption Leave; • 16 weeks paid Parental Leave – Secondary Carer; • 5 days paid – First Nations Cultural Leave; • 2 days paid Family Wedding Leave; • 24 weeks paid – Foster Carer Leave; • 5 days paid – Fertility Leave; • 8 weeks paid – Gender Affirmation Leave; • Solid Equal Opportunity focus; • Sector leader in Social Responsibility and Ethics; and • A culture and company structure that allows your career to grow with access to leading edge technologies
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